Program Manager of Informatics and Registry Development

The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) is seeking qualified candidates for a Program Manager of Informatics and Registry Development. This is a full-time salaried, exempt position, with the opportunity to work remotely, or in-person in Springfield, IL. Some travel is required.

Position Summary and Responsibilities

NAACCR’s Program Manager of Informatics and Registry Development provides leadership and project management of NAACCR committees and other groups involved in cancer informatics, interoperability with healthcare information technology and innovative projects such as the National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR). This position supports efforts to advance cancer surveillance data collection and processing methods and acts as liaison with professional organizations, regulatory/government groups, and standards organizations. A summary of position responsibilities is given below:

• Develops and proposes plans, strategies, and work scope for ensuring semantic and syntactic interoperability of cancer registration data standards with other national data standards.
• Establishes relationships with domain related terminology developers, professional associations, national and international vendors, stakeholders, standards development organizations, national government groups, and opinion leaders.
• Analyzes and documents impacts of interoperability initiatives and policies on cancer surveillance data standards and registry operations, and shares with NAACCR leadership, membership, and stakeholders.
• Analyzes alignment of NAACCR data items and exchange standards with healthcare data item and exchange standards; leads initiatives to improve alignment.
• Creates documentation of central cancer registry workflows, needs, and use cases to support informatics initiatives.
  Participates in testing of innovative solutions to cancer surveillance data exchange, processing, and release.
• Assesses current registry (central and hospital) practices related to interoperability and Artificial Intelligence methods and makes recommendations for new use cases.
• Works with partners to develop new processes to implement informatics and interoperability solutions to improve registry operations.
• Provides expertise and creates training materials involving informatics, interoperability initiatives, and implementation issues.
  Conducts training on health IT interoperability, artificial intelligence, and other informatics topics at NAACCR-sponsored education forums and as an invited guest for other national groups.
• Provides project management for NAACCR’s contributions to the NCCR.
• Coordinates development, revisions, and tracking of agreements with participating NCCR registries.
• Provides support and subject matter expertise for committees and initiatives related to informatics, the NCCR, and other special projects.
• Provides project management for system/tool development for NAACCR.
• Communicates status of projects to staff, NAACCR leadership, and membership on a regular basis, including regular articles for the organization newsletter.
• As requested, supports publication and use of cancer surveillance data.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with medical background in nursing, related field, or a certified oncology data specialist and/or a degree in informatics, related science, or equivalent experience in informatics.
• A master’s degree is preferred, as is previous experience in health informatics, epidemiology, and project management.
• At least two years’ experience in a central cancer registry or related organization is preferred.
• Strong communication (listening, written, and oral) skills and ability to present publicly to a wide variety of audiences.

Starting salary is commensurate with experience and determined based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

To Apply

Applications must include a cover letter and a curriculum vitae and should be mailed to Charlie Blackburn at [email protected].

Application packets for this position should be received no later than October 9, 2024, for full consideration.

Equal Opportunity Statement

NAACCR is committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics applicable per federal or state law, and to make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. To this end, NAACCR will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and will take action to ensure that applicants are offered employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to these characteristics.

About NAACCR

Established in 1987, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Inc. (NAACCR, Inc.), is a professional organization that develops and promotes uniform data standards for cancer registration; provides education and training; certifies population-based registries; aggregates and publishes data from central cancer registries; and promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems for cancer control and epidemiologic research, public health programs, and patient care to reduce the burden of cancer in North America.

NAACCR, Inc. serves as a collaborative umbrella organization for cancer registries, governmental agencies, professional associations, and private groups in North America interested in enhancing the quality and use of cancer registry data. All central cancer registries in the United States and Canada are members. In the face of a shifting cancer surveillance landscape, in which the field is experiencing shifts in funding, operations, technology, and beyond, NAACCR serves as a leader in driving and managing this change for its member registries.